Combined shade-roller holder and curtain-pole bracket.



G. W. & A. J. ANDERSON. COMBINED SHADE ROLLER HOLDER AND CURTAIN POLE BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.15,1912.

Patented Oct. 8, 1912.

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UNITE STATES" PATENT OFFICE.

GUSTAVUS W. ANDERSON AND ANDREW J. ANDERSON, 03? GALESBURG, ILLINOIS.

COMBINED SHADE-ROLLER HOLDER AND CURTAIN-POLE BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 8, 1912.

Application filed January 15, 1912. Serial No. 671,369.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, GUSTAVUS WV. AN- DERSON and ANDREW J. ANDERSON, citizens of the United States, and residents of Gales burg, in the county of Knox and State of Illinois, have jointly invented a new and useful Combined Shade-Roller Holder and Curtain-Pole Bracket, of which the following is a specification.

Our present invention relates to devices for sustaining window -shade rollers and curtaimpole brackets.

The principal end and object of the invention is to improve the construction and increase the capacity, utility and efficiency of devices of this character and type.

' the strip or casing is desirable; to provide the usual pin-receiving slot 13, and on 1ts side is provided with a curtam-bracket-re- Another object is to so construct, and to so modify the general construction of the improvements that they are readily applicable to either the window casing or the sash-strip.

Inasmuch as shade-rollers and curtainpoles or rods are frequently taken from place to place, and that window casings vary greatly in width, it is a prime factor that allowance be made whereby such rollers and rods may be employed on presecured means for sustaining them, without changing their positions and thus marring the casing or the strips.

To provide a device capable of such allowances is an object.

That the device be small, unobtrusive and inconspicuous in appearance, and adapted for use on the narrowest sash strip, is a desirable feature or quality, and to provide one possessing such constitutes a further object.

That the placement of the curtain-bracket be variable or selective with reference to a device in which the bracket is novelly movable in and with reference to the holderpartsis an essential object.

To the attainment of these and other ends and objects the invention consists in the constructions, combinations and modifications hereinafter described and pointed out J jture comprising a base 3 provided on its face with a projection 4 from which projects a spur 6. An eye 5 is provided inthe in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan of the parts constituting the principal and a modified form of the left hand ones of our improvements, shown as applied respectively to a window casing and a sash strip; the casing shown in fragmental section; Fig. 2, a detail, front elevation of the base member shown as applied to the l casing in Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a detail, a side elevation of either of the left-hand-side lockmembers or shade-roller supporting brackets shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 4, a detail, a front elevation of the base member which is applied to the sash-strip; Fig. 5, a detail of the member which receivesin a transversely arranged eye-the revolving pintle of the shade-roller, and which is arranged at the right hand side of the window; Fig. 6, a detail, seen from the side, of the curtainsupporting bracket; and Fig. 7, a modification, a fragment of the socket portion of either shadc-roller-bracket.

Inasmuch as the respective elements, excepting only the member 9 hereinafter referrcd to, are reversible, in order that by turning them upside down they will serve at either the right or left hand side of the window, we shall herein describe but one of each of said elements.

Coming now to a detailed description of the drawings and referring thereto by numerals, the same one of which indicates the same or a corresponding part in the several figures, 2 indicates the preferred form of base-member and consists of a casing-engaging portion 3 from the face of which is a projection 4: having an eye 5 and from the inner side of which projects a spur 6. The upper and lower faces of the projection 4 are each provided with a channel 7.

9 indicates a substantially L-shaped pinlocking bracket, one arm of which constitutes a socket 10 adapted to slide loosely on the spur 6. 11 is a threaded recess in the sleeve 10, and 12 is a. set-screw threaded therein and adapted to lock the member 9 in selective positions on said spur. The other, or outstanding arm is provided with ceiving eye 14.. In the process of manufacture we have found it convenient to provide the socket 10 with a slot 30, the presonce or the absence of which is optional.

15-the modified form-is a sash-strip fix projection and corresponds to the similarly numbered eye in the projection shown in Fig. 2.

16 indicates the pintle-receiving bracket of either the principal or the modified form,

and comprises a socket portion 10 anda pro- H ing arm 27 adapted for engagement with the set-screw 12.

the eye 5 in the projection t or with the eye 1 on the bracket 9, and has a curtain-rodsustaining bow portion 28 at its outer end. If the curtain rod be provided with apertures, as is frequently the case, the free ends of the brackets 25 may be inserted thereinto and more securely held than if the rod were laid loosely in said bow.

If a shade-roller be not of the proper length to fit into the notch 13 and eye 10 of a pre-hung pair of brackets, either or both of the members 9 or 16 may be slid along the spur or spurs 6 to the proper position and there securely held by tightening If it is desired to hold the curtain closely to the window the bracket arms 27 are'to be loosely inserted in the eyes 5; and if it be desired to hang it a greater distance therefrom the placement will be in the eyes 14 in the pin and pintlereceiving members. The body portion of the arms 27 rest in that channel which is uppermost, and are held from swinging movement thereby. In use, the bows 28 may stand either inwardly or outwardly, as desiredin fact, they are reversible and interchangeable in order to so make them, but it is preferred that they stand wide in order that the curtains may cover and to some eX- tent obscure the shades from sight.

' I: ets adapted for engagements with said eyes as pairs.

2. In a device of the character described, a

pair of bases each of which is provided with an eye, a pair of shade-roller brackets slidably engaged therewith and each having an eye, and a pair of curtain-rod supporting brackets adapted for engagements with said eyes as pairs.

3. In a device of the character described, a

pair of bases each of which is provided with a spur and an eye, a pair of shade-roller brackets slidably engaged with said spur and each having an eye, and a pair of ourtain-rod supporting brackets adapted for engagements with said eyes as pairs.

i. A. device of the character described comprising a pair of bases, a shade-roller bracket slidably mounted on each thereof, and a curtam-supporting bracket adapted for engagements with. either the bases or brackets.

5. A device of the character described comprising base elements, shade-roller-supporting brackets adapted for selective positions thereon, and curtain-rod supporting brackets adapted for engagement with either said base elements or said brackets.

6. In a device of the character described, a base element provided with a projection having a channel in both its upper and lower faces and having also a bracket-receiving eye, said projection provided with a spur, a shaderoller supporting bracket provided with a bracket-receiving eye, said bracket slidably mounted on said spur, means for looking it thereon, and a curtainrod supporting bracket adapted for engagement with either of said eyes and its main portion to rest in one of said channels.

7.- A device of the character described including a base element provided with a pro jection having a channel in both its upper and lower faces and an eye, and provided also with a spur, a shade-roller-supporting bracket provided with a socket adapted to receive'said spur, said bracket provided also Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of latents,

Washington, I). G. 

